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Education
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Andrew McDermott

Andrew McDermott

LAIDLEY,QLD

Summary

Dynamic leader with a proven track record in the management of data, and how to leverage off the growing use of the data with innovative approaches to design innovative fit-for-purpose data analytics solutions to meet the organisational requirements of our stakeholders.

Cultivating high-performing teams through effective coaching and mentoring, driving continuous improvement.

Brings strong problem-solving skills and proactive approach to new tasks.

Known for adaptability, creativity, and results-oriented mindset.

Skilled in enhancing systems and aligning technical solutions with business objectives.

Skilled in developing and maintaining strong relationships and networks.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Acting Director

Frontline Registry Strategy
01.2020 - Current
  • Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
  • Established a culture of continuous improvement by fostering open communication channels and empowering employees to voice their ideas.
  • Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.
  • Implemented innovative solutions to solve complex problems, resulting in increased productivity and streamlined operations.
  • Leveraged professional networks and industry knowledge to strengthen client relationships.
  • Boosted client satisfaction rates through exceptional relationship management and prompt resolution of issues.
  • Leveraged data analytics insights for informed decision-making in critical areas such as sales forecasting, budgeting, or personnel management.
  • Navigated company through periods of significant change, maintaining focus on long-term strategic goals.
  • Fostered culture of innovation, encouraging development of cutting-edge solutions.
  • Enhanced data-driven decision-making by implementing advanced analytics and reporting tools.
  • Proactively identified potential risks and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize negative impacts on projects or business operations.

Assistant Director / Senior Data Analyst

Australian Business Registry Services (ABRS)
02.2012 - 12.2019
  • Streamlined report generation processes, improving accessibility to critical business insights for decision-making.
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
  • Cultivated culture of continuous improvement, encouraging staff to innovate and propose solutions to operational challenges.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
  • Developed detailed plans based on broad guidance and direction.
  • Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements.
  • Planned, created, tested and deployed system life cycle methodology to produce high quality systems to meet and exceed customer expectations.
  • Delivered comprehensive reports highlighting key trends, patterns, anomalies, presenting findings to senior management for informed decision-making purposes.
  • Analyzed large amounts of data to identify trends and find patterns, signals and hidden stories within data.
  • Leveraged text, charts and graphs to communicate findings in understandable format.
  • Served as a subject matter expert on various projects, sharing valuable insights derived from extensive industry experience as a Senior Data Analyst.
  • Spearheaded the implementation of dashboard visualization tools, providing actionable insights for stakeholders and decisionmakers.
  • Performed root-cause analysis on data-related system problems to recommend or execute corrective action.
  • Assessed large datasets, drew valid inferences and prepared insights in narrative or visual forms.
  • Led team in adoption of new data visualization tools, which improved stakeholder understanding of complex information.
  • Evaluated and integrated new data collection technologies, expanding breadth and depth of data available for analysis.
  • Analyzed data to identify root causes of problems and recommend corrective actions.
  • Created data models to support decision-making processes.
  • Deployed predictive analytics models to forecast future trends.
  • Implemented business intelligence solutions to increase operational efficiency.

Education

Diploma - Diploma in Management

TAFE QLD
QLD

Certificate III - Financial Services

TAFE QLD
QLD

Skills

  • Relationship management
  • Creativity and innovation
  • Data management
  • Data and business analysis
  • Developing innovative solutions to business problems
  • Developing and mentoring high performing teams
  • Effective Leadership
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Process and business improvement solutions

Accomplishments

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Certification

  • Commissioner For Declarations since 1993
  • EL2 leadership Program - UNSW Business School October 2023
  • Virtual Leadership - ATO 2022
  • Data literacy Intermediate - UNSW Business school April 2021
  • Adaptive leadership Program - INSW Business school September 2020
  • The Contemporary Manager - ATO 2019
  • Project Management - Managing Tier 2 Projects - ATO
  • Advanced SQL - Terradata
  • Basic SQL - Teradata

Highlighhts

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Timeline

Acting Director

Frontline Registry Strategy
01.2020 - Current

Assistant Director / Senior Data Analyst

Australian Business Registry Services (ABRS)
02.2012 - 12.2019

Diploma - Diploma in Management

TAFE QLD

Certificate III - Financial Services

TAFE QLD
Andrew McDermott